How Should I Go About Making A Sheath Knife?

Maskell — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:26:03 +0000

I have decided that I want to make a sheath knife from raw materials as I think it would be fun and I would save alot of money while getting exactly what I want. What materials as far as steel and stuff should I use? I do have access to a grinding wheel. I want to start out with a long piece of steel and form alot of it into a blade but leaf a good sized flat piece as the handle which I will sandwich between two pieces of wood. The blade will hopefully look like this:
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Though not quite as tall. Look up “tanto” blade if you want to see a picture. I would like for this knife to be able to be used lightly as a hatchet or to cut stuff like a normal knife so it will have to be really strong.

Any Way To Keep A Knife Sheath Supple?

Maskell — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:25:56 +0000

I’ve got some knives made by Marbles, and some knives from Sweden. My dad had a knife of his that he got 40 years ago, that had a leather strap, become very brittle and the snap broke as he was trying to unlatch it. So I was wondering if there was any way to maintain sheath leather, because I can see a lot of my knives getting like that if I don’t do anything.

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How Should I Go About Making A Sheath Knife?

Any Way To Keep A Knife Sheath Supple?